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Lexicon :: Strong's G3670 - homologeō

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ὁμολογέω
Transliteration
homologeō (Key)
Pronunciation
hom-ol-og-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of the base of ὁμοῦ (G3674) and λόγος (G3056)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:199,687

Strong’s Definitions

ὁμολογέω homologéō, hom-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge:—con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G3670 in the following manner: confess (17x), profess (3x), promise (1x), give thanks (1x), confession is made (1x), acknowledgeth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G3670 in the following manner: confess (17x), profess (3x), promise (1x), give thanks (1x), confession is made (1x), acknowledgeth (1x).

  1. to say the same thing as another, i.e. to agree with, assent

  2. to concede

    1. not to refuse, to promise

    2. not to deny

      1. to confess

      2. declare

      3. to confess, i.e. to admit or declare one's self guilty of what one is accused of

  3. to profess

    1. to declare openly, speak out freely

    2. to profess one's self the worshipper of one

  4. to praise, celebrate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὁμολογέω homologéō, hom-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, i.e. covenant, acknowledge:—con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give thanks, promise.
STRONGS G3670:
ὁμολογέω, ὁμολογῶ; imperfect ὡμολόγουν; future ὁμολογήσω; 1 aorist ὡμολόγησα; present passive 3 person singular ὁμολογεῖται; (from ὁμόλογος, and this from ὁμον and λέγω); from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down;
1. properly, to say the same thing as another, i. e. to agree with, assent, both absolutely and with a dative of the person; often so in Greek writings from Herodotus down; hence,
2. universally, to concede; i. e.
a. not to refuse, i. e. to promise: τίνι τήν ἐπαγγελίαν, Acts 7:17 L T Tr WH (here R. V. vouchsafe); followed by an object. infinitive, Matthew 14:7 (Plato, Demosthenes, Plutarch, others).
b. not to deny, i. e. to confess; declare: joined with οὐκ ἀρνεῖσθαι, followed by direct discourse with recitative ὅτι, John 1:20; followed by ὅτι, Hebrews 11:13; τίνι τί, ὅτι, Acts 24:14; to confess, i. e. to admit or declare oneself guilty of what one is accused of: τάς ἁμαρτίας, 1 John 1:9 (Sir. 4:26).
3. to profess (the difference between the Latin profiteor (`to declare openly and voluntarily') and confiteor (`to declare fully,' implying the yielding or change of one's conviction; cf.pro fessio fidei, confessio peccatorum) is exhibited in Cicero, pro Sest. 51, 109), i. e. to declare openly, speak out freely (A. V. generally confess; on its construction see Buttmann, § 133, 7): (followed by an infinitive, εἰδέναι Θεόν, Titus 1:16); τίνι (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 f.) followed by direct discourse with ὅτι recitative, Matthew 7:23; one is said ὁμολογεῖν that of which he is convinced and which he holds to be true (hence, ὁμολογεῖν is distinguished from πιστεύειν in John 12:42; Romans 10:9f): the passive absolute, with στόματι (dative of instrum.) added, Romans 10:10; τί, Acts 23:8; τινα with a predicate accusative (Buttmann, as above), αὐτόν Χριστόν, John 9:22; κύριον (predicate accusative) λησουν, Romans 10:9 (here WH τό ῤῆμα... ὅτι κύριος etc., L marginal reading Tr marginal reading simply ὅτι etc.; again with ὅτι in 1 John 4:15); Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν ἐν σαρκί ἐληλυθότα (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading ἐληλυθεναι), 1 John 4:2 and Rec. also in 3 (see below); ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί, 2 John 1:7 (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, 346 (324)); τινα, to profess oneself the worshipper of one, 1 John 4:3 (here WH marginal reading λύει, cf. Westcott, Epistles of John, p. 156ff) and G L T Tr WH in 1 John 2:23; ἐν with a dative of the person (see ἐν, I. 8 c.), Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8; with cognate accusative giving the substance of the profession (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 5; Winer's Grammar, § 32, 2), ὁμολογίαν, 1 Timothy 6:12 (also followed by περί τίνος, Philo de mut. nom. § 8); τό ὄνομα τίνος, to declare the name (written in the book of life) to be the name of a follower of me, Revelation 3:5 G L T Tr WH.
4. According to a usage unknown to Greek writers to praise, celebrate (see ἐξομολογέω, 2; (Buttmann, § 133, 7)): τίνι, Hebrews 13:15. (Compare: ἀνθομολογέω (ἀνθομολογοῦμαι), ἐξομολογέω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:23; 10:32; 14:7
Luke
12:8
John
1:20; 9:22; 12:42
Acts
7:17; 23:8; 24:14
Romans
10:9; 10:9; 10:10
1 Timothy
6:12
Titus
1:16
Hebrews
11:13; 13:15
1 John
1:9; 2:23; 4:2; 4:3; 4:15
2 John
1:7
Revelation
3:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3670 matches the Greek ὁμολογέω (homologeō),
which occurs 26 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:23 - Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:32 - “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:7 - that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 - “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:20 - He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 9:22 - His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:8 - (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:9 - If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:10 - For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:16 - They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 - All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 13:15 - Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:23 - No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:2 - This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:3 - but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:15 - If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:7 - I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.
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